Arm band and the like



April 14, 1925.

1,533,996 E. A. OLSON ARM BAND AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 4, 1921 amend-oz6M (qMow Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL A. OLSON, OF PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, TO THE HUMASQNMANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF FOR-ESTVILLE, CONNECTICUT, A OQRPORATION.

ARM BAND AND THE LIKE.

Application filed August 4, 1921.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL A. Orson, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Plainville, county ofHarttord, State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ann Bands and the like,of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to articles such as arm bands or garters oi thetype having an elastic band fo'ined of a helical or coiled spring.

The aim of the present invention is to pro vide a novel and simpledevice of this sort, and particularly to provide cheap and effectivemeans for connecting together the ends of the bandln the accon'in-inying drawing, wherein for illustrative purposes the invention isshown as applied to an arm band,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view,

Fig. 2 is an inside or rear view of the member connecting the ends ofthe band together, and

Figs. 3 and t are sectional views respectively taken on lines 33, 4-4:of Fig.

Referring to the drawing in detail a denotes a band in the form of acoiled or helical spring which is preferably flattened so that the bandis oblong or oval in transverse section. I) denotes generally the meansfor connecting the ends of thespring ato gether. In the presentinstance, this means is given the form of a button con'iprising a sheetmetal back plate 10 and a covering or finishing plate 11-. The plate 10is pro vided with a bridge 12 which is preferably formed by cutting twoparallel slits in the plate and then bending out the portion betweenthese slits. The respective ends 13, 14C of the wire forming the band (aextend Serial No. 439,872.

in opposite directions, as most clearly shown in Fig. These endsare'inserted through the bridge 12 in opposite directions and then thisbridge is pressed or flattened down so as to securely clamp the ends 13,14. of the spring in place. Preferably the bridge at its central portionis slightly depressed as at 15 and the ends of the spring are slightlybent down into the opening 16 in the attaching plate to moreell'ectivelv clamp'the ends of the spring band in place.

It will be seen that the present invention provides an arm band or thelike which is very simple in structure, which may be very cheaplymanufactured, and wherein the ends of the spring band are connectedtogether very secnrely.

it is, of course, obvious that the invention 7 is susceptible 0i.various modifications and changes which are within the spirit of theinvention without departing lroin the scope of the following claims, itbeing understood that the present disclosure of the invention is by wayof illustration only and it is not to be taken as restrictive of ourconception;

I claim as my invention 1. In a device of the character described,-

a coiled wire band having its ends extending in opposite directions, anda plate having an integral bridge receiving and clamping said endsagainst said plate.

.2. In a device of the diameter described, a plate having a bridgeintegral at each end with said plate and an opening under said bridge,and a coiled wire band having its ends received by said bridge. saidends of said band being clamped between said bridge and the edges ofsaid opening and being bowed into said opening, substantially asdescribed.

EMIL A. oLsoN,

